AI is already in phones, cameras, writing tools, design apps, music software, game engines, store pages, and probably half the tools people use without even thinking about it. So maybe the real question is not whether AI touched the work, but whether the final work is honest.
The Steam antitrust lawsuit against Valve is moving forward, with plaintiffs challenging Steam’s commission structure and alleged pricing rules. Valve denies wrongdoing, and no final ruling has been made.
Valve’s basic Steam Machine starts at $1,049, putting it above the combined cost of a PS5 Digital Edition and Xbox Series S.
Recent Steam scam concerns are no longer limited to fake support messages and phishing tricks, as an FBI malware investigation has now pushed the issue into far more serious territory. Steam users have dealt with scams for years, but the latest warning shows the problem is not just about account impersonation anymore. The FBI’s Seattle…
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A supply squeeze that’s pushing Valve’s new hardware plans Gamers hoping to get their PC gaming fix from Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine may need a bit more patience. The company has confirmed it’s revisiting its launch timing and pricing, pointing to the same pressure the rest of the hardware world is feeling right now: memory…
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Steam just set a new all-time concurrent user record — and the “online” number isn’t the full story January 13, 2026 — Steam has started the year with a fresh platform milestone: 42,042,778 concurrent users online, as tracked by SteamDB (set on January 11, 2026). That’s the biggest “users online at once” number Steam has…
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Steam’s community-voted GOTY goes to Silksong Valve has revealed the winners of the 2025 Steam Awards, and Hollow Knight: Silksong walked away with Game of the Year — plus Best Game You Suck At. And yeah — if you want the simple “indie GOTY on Steam” angle, this is basically it. If it feels a…
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Steam had a brief connectivity wobble Earlier today, Steam experienced a short disruption that affected several parts of the platform — not only Friends & Chat, but also downloads and other live features. The Steam Friends & Chat outage left many players across regions (USA, EU, and Asia) seeing Steam stuck on “Offline / Connecting…”,…
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Steam store pages just got wider—what devs should tweak today Valve has widened many Steam product pages from 940px to 1200px, and the Steam store page update is now live across desktop and the Steam client. The layout remains responsive on narrower windows, Steam Deck, and mobile. Official announcement. What changed Content area targets ~1200px…
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CS2’s skin market just collapsed — why treating skins like “investments” is a terrible idea If you’re new to Counter-Strike 2, those flashy knives and gloves might look like “assets.” Don’t treat them that way. A small but seismic Trade-Up change on October 23–24, 2025 made knives/gloves dramatically easier to obtain. Within hours, prices across…
Allegedly added a crypto-stealing payload; reports put losses above $150,000 BlockBlasters, a free 2D platformer briefly listed on Steam in August–September 2025, has been removed after security researchers and community reports linked a recent patch to credential theft and drained crypto wallets. One high-profile victim, Twitch streamer Raivo “RastalandTV” Plavnieks, says roughly $32,000 raised for…
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Steam’s PayPal support shrinks to six currencies; a dev says £80k is frozen as petitions and policy fights escalate Valve has confirmed that PayPal on Steam now only works when paying in USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, or CAD. The change followed an acquiring bank’s cutoff in July, and there’s no restoration timeline yet. The…
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A quiet rule change triggered by payment processors is raising fresh concerns about creative freedom, platform censorship, and antitrust timing July 22, 2025 – Valve has added a new line to its Steamworks documentation, and it’s already causing serious fallout. Known now as Rule 15, this vague new guideline bans games that may violate the “standards…
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Steam’s Payment Processor Content Ban Raises New Questions Steam has quietly changed its rules — and this time, it’s not just about what Valve wants. It’s about what Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal are willing to allow. In a recent update to the Steamworks Rules and Guidelines, Valve inserted a single line that’s sending shockwaves through…
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How the Valve Antitrust Lawsuit Affects Steam Devs So, you open your inbox and see something strange: an email from ValvePublisherClassAction.com. Your first instinct? Spam. Scam. Weird press mail. But it’s not. This is a real court-authorized class action notice tied to an antitrust lawsuit against Valve — the kind that could actually change things…
